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P-Funk & Boogie

The mothership landed and the bass never quit.

Tear the roof off. George Clinton's P-Funk empire and the early-'80s boogie that grew out of it — talkbox bass, horn stabs, and grooves so deep they'd be sampled into the next two decades of hip-hop. Parliament, Zapp, Cameo, and the Gap Band running the dance floor.

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All 17 tracks

Give Up the Funk (Tear the Roof off the Sucker)
Parliament1976
One Nation Under a Groove
Funkadelic1978
(Not Just) Knee Deep
Funkadelic1979
More Bounce to the Ounce
Zapp1980
You Dropped a Bomb on Me
The Gap Band1982
Early in the Morning
The Gap Band1982
Give It to Me Baby
Rick James1981
No Parking on the Dance Floor
Midnight Star1983
Fantastic Voyage
Lakeside1980

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▸ Did you know

  • Zapp's 'More Bounce to the Ounce' (1980) is one of the most-sampled records in hip-hop history.
  • Parliament's Mothership — a giant spaceship stage prop — landed on stage every night of the P-Funk Earth Tour.

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